Population

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Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday said the time has come for him to take retirement from politics and assured that he will do so once a law to control population control is implemented. (Photo: File)

Giriraj Singh hints at quitting politics after his 'big dream' to build for Ram Temple gets fulfilled

Earlier in January, the minister suggested that certain communities were especially responsible for the rise in population.

17 Nov 2019 12:42 PM

The Assam Cabinet on Monday decided that from 2021, it will not give government jobs to people having more than two children. (Representational Image)

No government jobs in Assam from 2021 for those with more than 2 children

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held late Monday evening that also adopted a New Land Policy.

22 Oct 2019 8:35 AM

The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a multinational research project across more than 20 European nations and Israel. There are similar initiatives in the United States of America (US Health and Retirement Study – HRS) and United Kingdom (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – ELSA).

Bonds know no bounds

Individual choices will make the difference between you and your neighbour.

26 Aug 2019 1:27 AM

Union Minister Giriraj Singh seems to have courted controversy again on Thursday when he expressed concerns about the rising population in the country and linked it to religion. (Photo: File)

Giriraj Singh expresses concerns about India's rising population

The Union Minister posted his views on Twitter stating that population explosion is disturbing social harmony and balance in the country.

11 Jul 2019 1:02 PM

At the end of the year, 51.2 per cent of the global population, or 3.9 billion people were using the Internet.

More mobile phones in the world than humans, data reveals

The ITU estimated 107 mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2018.

01 May 2019 10:22 AM

China's population rose by 15.23 million people in 2018. (Photo:File)

China population rises 15.23 million in 2018, but rate slows

Numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday put the population at 1.395 billion in 2018.

21 Jan 2019 3:41 PM

The world is on the verge of eradicating polio. From 3,50,000 cases across 125 countries in 1988, it dropped to two dozen cases last year. The new strategy against the scourge is sewage surveillance, which offers a window to fight other infectious diseases too.

Fight disease, enter the sewage: A sample that can save millions

There is no scope for complacency in the campaign against the polio virus. Recurrence is possible as infections remain latent.

04 Nov 2018 12:45 AM

Industries that profit from treating diseases shun prevention, which has proved to be the most inexpensive .

Prevention better than cure if not for profits

Prevention is not better than cure when your profits depend upon people getting sick.

04 Nov 2018 12:44 AM

In good news, Egyptian vultures sighted in city

Ecologists said that there has been a gradual rise in their numbers since September 2015.

11 Oct 2018 5:02 AM

The survey was conducted with the help of camera traps in the transboundary Terai Arc Landscape and concluded that there are now an estimated 235 wild tigers in the country, in comparison to an estimated 121 back in 2009. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tiger population doubles in Nepal in under a decade

According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), this news can help Nepal become first country to double tiger population since TX2 project.

24 Sep 2018 8:56 AM

The elderly population in India is going to increase considerably in the coming years.

Ageing population will increase advanced tech-backed solutions demand

Robotics and AI are ensuring that seniors who are alone, never feel lonely.

26 Jul 2018 7:58 AM

Study reveals Earth may end up being twice as warm as projected by climate models

Today our planet is warming much faster as human caused carbon dioxide emissions continue to grow.

10 Jul 2018 4:23 PM

The study that aimed at understanding the extent, depth, form, frequency and reasons behind such abuse, revealed that nearly one-fourth of the elderly population.

33per cent elderly abused in heartless Delhi

Ranks among top five Indian cities to mistreat aged people.

15 Jun 2018 5:57 AM

PM Modi and BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: File | PTI)

BJP to rope in youth to put forward party agenda

As per the directions of the top leadership of the party, the BJYM has started identifying young leaders across the country.

29 May 2018 5:15 AM

India needs to grow at about 10 per cent annually for the next three decades to be able to meet the ever-rising demands of its growing population.

India needs to grow at 10 pc for 30 yrs to meet population's demands

This order of growth however will not be achieved if the 'business-as-usual' approach to the use of scarce resources continues.

14 May 2018 7:36 PM

The new study shows there are an estimated 1,300 geoglyphs across 400,000 square kilometre of Southern Amazonia, with 81 found in the area surveyed as part of the research. (Photo: Pixabay)

Amazon rainforests were more populated than thought, says study

Evidence shows there were hundreds of villages in rainforest and they were home to different communities speaking varied languages.

29 Mar 2018 10:40 AM

Drier areas still had fertile soils, where farmers would have been able to grow crops and fruit trees like Brazil nuts. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Uninhabited' Amazon may have been home to a million people

Scientists from Britain and Brazil uncovered evidence of hundreds of fortified villages in the rainforest away from the major rivers.

28 Mar 2018 5:02 PM

According to dog census carried out in January 2014, out of 95,172 dogs existing then, 25,933 stray dogs were not sterilised.

BMC plans to sterilise 1Lakh stray dogs in next three years

Taking into account the dog reproduction rate, the number of stray dogs in the city presently could be around one lakh, says the civic data.

25 Mar 2018 6:42 AM

Delhi most polluted city, Faridabad comes second

The report highlighted that 47 million children under five years reside in areas where PM10 levels exceeded CPCB annual limits.

30 Jan 2018 1:11 AM

The World Economic Forum cautions that food shortages are likely to cause one of the biggest risks to global stability over the next decade following extreme risks posed by climate change.

India’s failed food system

India needs to mobilise large-scale investment into cold storage, refrigerated transport & other modern logistics to modernise its food supply chain.

27 Dec 2017 1:13 AM

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